University of Sydney : Current Events for Germanic Studies websites : Current EventsCurrent Events for Germanic Studies websiteshttp://sydney.edu.au/arts/german/web@arts.usyd.edu.auen-gbVisual Arts, the Senses and the Brainhttp://sydney.edu.au/arts/german/about/events/index.shtml?id=9713<img src="http://sydney.edu.au/arts/artsdigital/PHP/img_gen.php?PICCIE=Sandstone_Lions" align="left"/>Symposium organized by the&amp;amp;nbsp;School of Languages and Cultures&amp;amp;nbsp;research group &amp;amp;lsquo;World Cinema, the Image and the Senses&amp;amp;rsquo; This interdisciplinary symposium aims at gathering researchers in neuroscience and the visual arts to explore and share their research on the relationship between neuroscience and film theory, photographic studies and the arts.In the last two decades, theories in the area of the visual arts have shown an increasing interest in neuroscientific research in order to understand screen aesthetics and the effects of visual arts on audiences. Scientific discoveries such as mirror neurons, synaesthesia&amp;amp;nbsp;and&amp;amp;nbsp;embodied simulation are now informing theories&amp;amp;nbsp;of&amp;amp;nbsp;spectatorship. Notions of embodiment and multisensoriality have Hyacinth Alfonso2017-06-29http://sydney.edu.au/arts?id=9713Language policy in German colonial times and its linguistic consequences in the South Pacifichttp://sydney.edu.au/arts/german/about/events/index.shtml?id=9857<img src="http://sydney.edu.au/arts/artsdigital/PHP/img_gen.php?PICCIE=Sandstone_Lions" align="left"/>Seminar by: Stefan Engelberg (Institut f&amp;amp;uuml;r Deutsche Sprache, Mannheim)
Between 1884 and WW I, extended parts of the Pacific region came under German colonial administration. A controversial discussion about the role of the German language in the colonies lead to somewhat indecisive attempts to promote German to a lingua franca in the colonies. These efforts weren&amp;amp;rsquo;t particularly successful. However, there is a close relationship between German language policies and a number of unintended phenomena of language contact.
In my talk, firstly, the discussion about the status of German as a lingua franca in the colonies in the South Pacific will Hyacinth Alfonso2017-08-16http://sydney.edu.au/arts?id=9857Conferences and Seminars40 Jahre Deutscher Herbst - Gerhard Richters Oktober-Bilder im DaF-Unterrichthttp://sydney.edu.au/arts/german/about/events/index.shtml?id=9858<img src="http://sydney.edu.au/arts/artsdigital/PHP/img_gen.php?PICCIE=Sandstone_Lions" align="left"/>Seminar by:&amp;amp;nbsp; Dr Tristan Lay, University of Sydney
AbstractGerhard Richter malte den Gem&amp;amp;auml;ldezyklus 18. Oktober 1977 zwischen M&amp;amp;auml;rz und November 1988. Die f&amp;amp;uuml;nfzehn Bilder, ausgef&amp;amp;uuml;hrt in Grisaille, thematisieren Ereignisse, die in Verbindung zu Mitgliedern der linksradikalen terroristischen Vereinigung Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF) stehen, welche seit Beginn der 1970er in der Bundesrepublik aktiv war. Die konkreten Motive k&amp;amp;ouml;nnen aus den Gem&amp;amp;auml;ldetiteln abgeleitet werden: Es handelt sich um Motive wie &amp;amp;bdquo;Festnahme&amp;amp;ldquo;, &amp;amp;bdquo;Gegen&amp;amp;uuml;berstellung&amp;amp;ldquo;, &amp;amp;bdquo;Zelle&amp;amp;ldquo;, &amp;amp;bdquo;Tote&amp;amp;ldquo;, &amp;amp;bdquo;Erh&amp;amp;auml;ngte&amp;amp;ldquo;, &amp;amp;bdquo;Erschossener&amp;amp;ldquo; oder &amp;amp;bdquo;Beerdigung&amp;amp;ldquo;. Die Anonymisierung der dargestellten Personen ist charakteristisch f&amp;amp;uuml;r die Diskretion, mit der sich Richter dem Thema n&amp;amp;auml;hert. Die hier weniger &amp;amp;bdquo;handelnden&amp;amp;ldquo; als &amp;amp;bdquo;leidenden&amp;amp;ldquo; Personen Hyacinth Alfonso2017-08-16http://sydney.edu.au/arts?id=9858Conferences and Seminars